Skeptophilia

One of the political trends I understand least is the increasing distrust of scientists by elected officials. It's not like this dispa...

There are several topics about which I think, "Okay, I've said all that needs to be said about that.  I've plumbed the depth of...

Call me naïve, but on some level I still can't quite believe we've gotten to the point in the United States where our elected offici...

In case you still needed something about the current state of affairs in the United States to be distressed about, two days ago the Trump ad...

The downward spiral in the United States's commitment to environmental stewardship isn't all big, attention-getting moves like Donal...

In the early 1930s, a cadre of scientists in Germany saw the handwriting on the wall with respect to the rising forces of German nationalism...

I can't remember when I've ever been this worried about our capacity for seriously fucking up the world we live in. Strong words, ...

Over the last few weeks, with the sudden explosion of anger, partisan politics, and fake news, I fear we are moving into a period where our ...

Okay, folks, I'm trying not to panic about a Trump presidency.  I won't say that I have a naturally sunny disposition -- my tendency...

Popular media make me crazy sometimes. It's intensely frustrating to see science misrepresented by news outlets, and people unquestion...

So that escalated quickly. I commented just a couple of weeks ago on the fact that more and more science policy leadership positions in Co...